A handy guide to help your bill and carbon footprint.
Making some small changes to the way you use energy in your home could make a real difference to your electricity bill.
Here’s our list of handy tips on how to save energy for a typical household kitchen:
- Oven – thaw food in the fridge first to reduce cooking time and avoid continuously opening the your oven door to reduce heat loss
- Boiling water – use an electric kettle rather than stove
- Dishwasher – use an economy cycle for everyday washing and try to only run the dishwasher once it is full.
- Fridge and freezer – set your fridge temperature to 4-5 degrees and your freezer between -15 and -18 degrees Celsius. If possible, keep your fridge and freezer in a cool and well-ventilated position, away from the oven and direct sunlight.
Living room
- Switch appliances off at the wall – devices such as DVD players, TV’s, computers and game consoles can still be using energy in standby mode.. If you’re not using them, switch them off at the wall.
- Consider using lamps or spotlights – if you only need to light up a small area consider using a lamp or spotlight rather than turning on main lights.
- Use energy saving globes – swap old globes for energy saving LEDs.
- Turn off lights – make sure you turn lights off in rooms you’re not using.
Cooling and heating
- Reduce your need for cooling and heating devices – close doors to unused rooms and keep curtains and window shades shut to keep direct sunlight out in the warmer months.
- Look after your heating and cooling systems – clean your air conditioner or cooler so it doesn’t use as much energy to run.
Bathroom
- Use water wisely – set the hot water temperature to a lower level. Install water-saving showerheads in your home to reduce the amount of water heating required, and only shower for as long as you need to.
- Switch off appliances – switch off all appliances such as hairdryers and electric toothbrushes when they are not being used.
Laundry
- Washing clothes – try to run the machine wash and dryer on full loads. If possible, use cold water to wash clothes.
- Drying clothes – Use a clothesline instead of a dryer where possible.
Questions? Our friendly energy specialists are here to help.
If you have any questions, please get in contact with the Flow Power team.
1800 359 797